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WITHIN PLATE RIFTING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-07-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plate Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- intraplate rifting
1, record 1, English, intraplate%20rifting
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- within-plate rifting 2, record 1, English, within%2Dplate%20rifting
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rifting of the continental or oceanic crust within a crustal plate. 3, record 1, English, - intraplate%20rifting
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Intraplate rifting has taken place along the Rio Grande valley ... during the Tertiary and Quaternary Periods. 3, record 1, English, - intraplate%20rifting
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Typically applies to areas that have shown regional extensional tectonic activity away from the plate boundaries and where igneous rocks have formed intrusive sill, dikes, volcanic plugs, and other intrusive bodies. 3, record 1, English, - intraplate%20rifting
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
intraplate rifting: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - intraplate%20rifting
Record 1, Key term(s)
- within plate rifting
- intra-plate rifting
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique des plaques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rifting intraplaque
1, record 1, French, rifting%20intraplaque
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le rifting de la Fennoscandie au Paléoprotérozoïque s'est amorcé par une distension (rifting) intraplaque polyphase progressant vers le sud-ouest il y a 2505 à 2100 Ma, qui a été suivie d'une dérive et d'une séparation, par les océans nouvellement formés, des cratons de l'Archéen il y a 2100 à 2050 Ma. 2, record 1, French, - rifting%20intraplaque
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rifting intraplaque : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - rifting%20intraplaque
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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